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Situated between the vibrant activity of the Suez Canal and the calm beauty of the Mediterranean Sea, the Sonesta is a popular meeting place for business professionals and is well known for its duty-free shopping. While dining in the hotel's Italian restaurant or lounging by the poolside bar, guests delight in viewing great ship convoys, passing to and from the Mediterranean Sea. Come to enjoy first-class comfort, personal service and traditional Egyptian hospitality.

Giza, is the third largest city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, some 12 miles southwest of central Cairo. The city's population was 2,681,863. Giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau: the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world, including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and ...

... Only 18 of us on this tour—7 couples, three hilarious sisters from Cuba (now American), and me. One Uzi.

Our first stop was the museum. I made it through the first floor, but the lift wasn’t working, so I didn’t make it to the mummy room (big deal) or the Tut exhibit (that is a big deal). I went outside and waited for them. I did get to see all the stuff from the Old and Middle Kingdoms, my old favorites, like that great fresco ...

It took almost all day to make it through the canal. The sentry guards would whistle at the ship and wave as we floated by. There was a time we had to wait in Bitter lake for 2 hours, while NB ships made their way. You cannot have ships going both ways at once.

On the Egyptian side of the canal you see buildings and mosques and sentries, gardens and farms and oasis, and on the opposite African side you see sand, more sand ...